Combining the drug topiramate with psychological counseling curbed marijuana use among young smokers significantly more than did counseling alone, according to newly published results of a small ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Despite the growing trend of legalizing marijuana across the ...

Marijuana is often dismissed as “natural” and therefore harmless, with many believing that organic smoke somehow behaves differently in the body. But doctors warn that smoke is smoke - and whether it ...

Is There a Connection Between Weed & Hair Loss? More and more folks are becoming cannabis-curious when it comes to weed for medical conditions. Researchers, too, are hopping on the cannabis caboose to ...

Marijuana is made from the shredded and dried parts of the cannabis plant, including the flowers, seeds, leaves, and stems. It’s also known as pot, weed, hash, and dozens of other names. While many ...

A compound found in marijuana can treat schizophrenia as effectively as antipsychotic medications, with far fewer side effects, according to a preliminary clinical trial. Researchers led by Markus ...

If cannabis causes the munchies, how is it possible that pot smokers are thinner than nonsmokers? A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology finds an intriguing connection between ...

If you were around in the late 90s or early 2000s, you might recall a particularly memorable PSA. It featured a girl named Sarah, slumped on the couch, completely deflated—like a balloon that had lost ...